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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 129 174 152 110 94 356 83380
Neuroscience 129 281 252 172 151 371 83595

Ralph Adolphs publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ralph Adolphs between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ralph Adolphs published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 12.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2017. 23 of the 413 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2017. 1993: 4 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 19 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 17 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 9 publications
1993 2025

413 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ralph Adolphs: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 4
1994 1
1995 2
1996 3
1997 4
1998 3
1999 8
2000 18
2001 10
2002 9
2003 11
2004 14
2005 9
2006 19
2007 19
2008 6
2009 14
2010 24
2011 22
2012 15
2013 10
2014 16
2015 24
2016 15
2017 26
2018 18
2019 17
2020 10
2021 15
2022 12
2023 12
2024 14
2025 9
Total 413
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Ralph Adolphs publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ralph Adolphs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 351–360 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 356 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69 356
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Ralph Adolphs D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ralph Adolphs sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 128–129 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19 129
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United States Leader Award
  • 1998 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Ralph Adolphs is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Neuroscience and Psychology, with significant contributions to subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Social Psychology, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work encompasses a variety of main topics, such as:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Face Recognition and Perception

Adolphs has published extensively, with frequent venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Nature Human Behaviour
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Data

Several notable recent papers illustrate the scope of their research activities. These include:

  • "The rise of affectivism" (2021) in Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Flexible recruitment of memory-based choice representations by the human medial frontal cortex" (2020) in Science
  • "The geometry of domain-general performance monitoring in the human medial frontal cortex" (2022) in Science
  • "Common fronto-temporal effective connectivity in humans and monkeys" (2021) in Neuron
  • "Four dimensions characterize attributions from faces using a representative set of English trait words" (2021) in Nature Communications

Co-authorship has been an important aspect of Adolphs' research, collaborating frequently with the following colleagues:

  • Lynn K. Paul
  • Ueli Rutishauser
  • Adam N. Mamelak
  • Hiroyuki Oya
  • Matthew A. Howard

In recognition of their contributions to science, Ralph Adolphs was awarded the title of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1998.

Best Publications

  • Impaired recognition of emotion in facial expressions following bilateral damage to the human amygdala.

    R. Adolphs;D. Tranel;H. Damasio;H. Damasio;A. Damasio;A. Damasio

  • Neural systems for recognizing emotion.

    Ralph Adolphs

  • Cognitive neuroscience of human social behaviour.

    Ralph Adolphs

  • Damage to the prefrontal cortex increases utilitarian moral judgements

    Michael Koenigs;Liane Young;Ralph Adolphs;Ralph Adolphs;Daniel Tranel

  • The Social Brain: Neural Basis of Social Knowledge

    Ralph Adolphs

  • The neurobiology of social cognition

    Ralph Adolphs

  • Double dissociation of conditioning and declarative knowledge relative to the amygdala and hippocampus in humans

    Antoine Bechara;Daniel Tranel;Hanna Damasio;Ralph Adolphs

  • Emotion processing and the amygdala: from a 'low road' to 'many roads' of evaluating biological significance

    Luiz Pessoa;Ralph Adolphs

  • Recognizing emotion from facial expressions: psychological and neurological mechanisms.

    Ralph Adolphs

  • The human amygdala in social judgment

    Ralph Adolphs;Daniel Tranel;Antonio R. Damasio;Antonio R. Damasio

  • A mechanism for impaired fear recognition after amygdala damage

    Ralph Adolphs;Ralph Adolphs;Frederic Gosselin;Tony W. Buchanan;Daniel Tranel

  • Fear and the human amygdala

    Ralph Adolphs;Daniel Tranel;Hanna Damasio;Antonio R. Damasio

  • Neural Systems Responding to Degrees of Uncertainty in Human Decision-Making

    Ming Hsu;Meghana Bhatt;Meghana Bhatt;Ralph Adolphs;Ralph Adolphs;Daniel Tranel;Daniel Tranel

  • A Role for Somatosensory Cortices in the Visual Recognition of Emotion as Revealed by Three-Dimensional Lesion Mapping

    Ralph Adolphs;Hanna Damasio;Hanna Damasio;Daniel Tranel;Greg Cooper

  • Emotional Expressions Reconsidered: Challenges to Inferring Emotion From Human Facial Movements:

    Lisa Feldman Barrett;Ralph Adolphs;Stacy Marsella;Stacy Marsella;Aleix M. Martinez

  • Interoception and Mental Health: A Roadmap

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  • Social cognition and the human brain

    Ralph Adolphs

  • Recognition of facial emotion in nine individuals with bilateral amygdala damage.

    R Adolphs;D Tranel;S Hamann;A.W Young

  • Cortical Systems for the Recognition of Emotion in Facial Expressions

    Ralph Adolphs;Hanna Damasio;Hanna Damasio;Daniel Tranel;Antonio R. Damasio;Antonio R. Damasio

  • What does the amygdala contribute to social cognition

    Ralph Adolphs

  • Abnormal Processing of Social Information from Faces in Autism

    Ralph Adolphs;Lonnie Sears;Joseph Piven

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Tranel
Daniel Tranel University of Iowa
Antonio R. Damasio
Antonio R. Damasio University of Southern California
Matthew A. Howard
Matthew A. Howard University of Iowa
Hanna Damasio
Hanna Damasio University of Southern California
Daniel P. Kennedy
Daniel P. Kennedy Indiana University
Hiroyuki Oya
Hiroyuki Oya University of Iowa
Ueli Rutishauser
Ueli Rutishauser Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Hiroto Kawasaki
Hiroto Kawasaki University of Iowa
Tony W. Buchanan
Tony W. Buchanan Saint Louis University
Jan Gläscher
Jan Gläscher Universität Hamburg

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